Is meat rich in protein

Answer 1

The best source is probably spinach, which has 13 grams of protein in a 100-calorie serving. Firm tofu is a runner up, with 11.7 grams.

Soybeans have 9.6 grams of protein per 100 calories; lentils, 7.8 grams; romaine lettuce, 7.2 grams. Broccoli and Kale, 6.8 grams, black beans 6.7 grams, kidney beans and peas, 6.4 grams, black-eyed peas, 6.2 grams.

For those who eat dairy, cottage cheese has 11.3 grams of protein per 100 calories, but it also has 4.4 grams of fat, 17 mg of cholesterol, and 371 mg of sodium. Cheddar cheese has 6.2 grams of protein, with 8.2 grams of fat and 26 mg of cholesterol.

Pinto beans and lima beans have 5.7 grams of protein per 100 calories, and peanut butter has 4.3 grams.

For reference, 100 calories worth of regular ground beef has 4.3 grams of protein, more than 9 grams of fat, and 24 milligrams of cholesterol.

Answer 2

Yes ... with a warning. "Meat" in most people's minds is muscle (steak, rib roast, etc.) and that's really scraps. The good stuff (that allows carnivores to live on meat only) is the organs: liver, kidneys, etc. that most Americans look down on.

In fact, the whole concept of complete protein is misleading.

All unrefined foods have varying amounts of protein with varying amino acid profiles, including leafy green vegetables, tubers, grains, legumes, and nuts. All the essential and nonessential amino acids are present in any single one of these foods in amounts that meet or exceed your needs.

Answer 3

Yes, however some specifics must be defined first in order to understand what "complete protein" really is.

The term "complete protein" means that all eight essential amino acids are present in the same proportion they are in the human body. There are 23 amino acids that the human body needs. Of those, the body can make 16, which leaves 8 essential amino acids (isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine), which must come from the foods we eat. In addition, histidine, known as the "growth amino" is essential for young children.

Most animal-derived foods and some plant-based foods, including soy and quinoa, have all the essential amino acids in abundance. Other plant-based foods have all the essential amino acids, but are lower in one or more of them. For example, grains often have lower lysine, and legumes often have lower methionine and tryptophan.

But you don't need to worry about any of this, because it's not necessary to eat or combine specific foods in one meal in order for your body to make complete protein. When you eat, your body stores amino acids, and then uses them whenever you need them. So, you don't need to eat any particular food or combination of foods at any one meal to make complete protein. Your body does that automatically, putting together amino acids from all the foods you eat, to give you complete protein.

Answer 4

Legumes are incomplete proteins. This means that they lack one or more essential amino acid. The overwhelming majority of animal protein is complete, and thereby have an abundance of each amino acid. However, legumes and other vegetable proteins can be made complete by pairing them. This is accomplished through combining members of at least 2 of the 3 groups: legumes, grains and nuts/seeds. You can also combine any vegetable protein with any animal protein, and likewise, complete the protein.

Answer 5

Yes, legumes contain complete protein. In fact, all unrefined foods have varying amounts of protein with varying amino acid profiles, including leafy green vegetables, tubers, grains, legumes, and nuts. All the essential and nonessential amino acids are present in these foods in amounts that meet or exceed your needs.

It is a myth that plant protein is inferior to animal protein. It's a myth that plant protein is "incomplete" and that you must carefully combine certain plant foods to make “complete” protein that your body can use.

How did this myth come about?

In 1914, Thomas B. Osborne and Lafayette B. Mendel conducted studies on rats, which suggested that they grew best when fed a combination of plant foods whose amino acid patterns resembled that of animal protein. That makes sense, as all baby mammals, rats and humans included, grow best when fed the perfect food for baby mammals: their mother’s milk. The term “complete protein” was coined to describe a protein in which all eight or nine essential amino acids are present in the same proportion that they occur in animals. “Incomplete protein” described the varying amino acid patterns in plants. It’s a misleading term, because it suggest that humans (and other animals, one would assume) can’t get enough essential amino acids to make protein from plants.

Fortunately, the theory that plant proteins are somehow “incomplete” and therefore inadequate has been disproved. All unrefined foods have varying amounts of protein with varying amino acid profiles, including leafy green vegetables, tubers, grains, legumes, and nuts. All the essential and nonessential amino acids are present in any single one of these foods in amounts that meet or exceed your needs, even if you are an endurance athlete or body builder.

Answer 6

Yes, it's one of many foodstuffs that are significant sources of protein.

Answer 7

yes! meat is animal flesh and is a rich source of protien

Answer 8

Peanut better